Moshi Clearguard Review

Fit and finish:
The first thing you will notice is that the Clearguard is very thin and light. Despite it's thin appearance it is very durable. One issue, right off the bat, is that it is so light that a strong breeze or in my case blowing off a hair that settled onto my trackpad will send it up and flapping. Most of the time it will settle back into place.

The Clearguard does not fit perfectly on the MacBook Pro. The top edge, or skirt, of the guard is not heavy enough (or malleable enough) to sink down to the top edge of the function keys. The result is that instead of following the contour of the keyboard recession, the skirt sits diagonally along the top like a spoon in a cereal bowl. This gives the appearance that the function key covers are too large for the function keys.

The Clearguard fits perfectly on the Apple Wireless keyboard keys but its outer flaps will hang over the side of the Wireless keyboard.

Feel:
There will be increased typing effort needed to get the keys down specifically if you have a tendency to hit certain keys on the edge. This will cause a few typos for about an hour or two depending on how hard you type but you will quickly grow accustomed to the new feel of the keyboard. The keys will have about 85% of their original feel but that isn't necessarily a bad thing because the silicone gives you a higher grip on the keys.

Looks:
The cover will cast a slight gray color to your MacBook Pro keyboard. Illumination is hardly affected. Other than the top skirt of the Clearguard protruding slightly over the keyboard recession and making the function keys look small; the cover is very nice and will protect your keyboard from getting shiny. I believe, after a day or two, you won't even notice that it's there.

Fit and finish:
The first thing you will notice is that the Clearguard is very thin and light. Despite it's thin appearance it is very durable. One issue, right off the bat, is that it is so light that a strong breeze or in my case blowing off a hair that settled onto my trackpad will send it up and flapping. Most of the time it will settle back into place.

The Clearguard does not fit perfectly on the MacBook Pro. The top edge, or skirt, of the guard is not heavy enough (or malleable enough) to sink down to the top edge of the function keys. The result is that instead of following the contour of the keyboard recession, the skirt sits diagonally along the top like a spoon in a cereal bowl. This gives the appearance that the function key covers are too large for the function keys.

The Clearguard fits perfectly on the Apple Wireless keyboard keys but its outer flaps will hang over the side of the Wireless keyboard.

Feel:
There will be increased typing effort needed to get the keys down specifically if you have a tendency to hit certain keys on the edge. This will cause a few typos for about an hour or two depending on how hard you type but you will quickly grow accustomed to the new feel of the keyboard. The keys will have about 85% of their original feel but that isn't necessarily a bad thing because the silicone gives you a higher grip on the keys.

Looks:
The cover will cast a slight gray color to your MacBook Pro keyboard. Illumination is hardly affected. Other than the top skirt of the Clearguard protruding slightly over the keyboard recession and making the function keys look small; the cover is very nice and will protect your keyboard from getting shiny. I believe, after a day or two, you won't even notice that it's there.

I REALLY want to try this, but I'm just worried it will change the feeling of the keys to much, and more importantly, increase the heat of the unit covering all the keys which could be used as air intake.

I love mine and it does change the feeling of the keys. I prefer having more texture and it takes about a week for the skin to stretch a little. I have noticed that it does make the computer warmer after an hour of use.

Thanks for the review! I'll be ordering 4 of these within the next week or so One for my wireless keyboard, my MacBook, my moms MacBook and my future MacBook which I should get at the same time! Do you by any chance have the Palmguard or whatever it's called as well?

Fit and finish:
The first thing you will notice is that the Clearguard is very thin and light. Despite it's thin appearance it is very durable. One issue, right off the bat, is that it is so light that a strong breeze or in my case blowing off a hair that settled onto my trackpad will send it up and flapping. Most of the time it will settle back into place.

The Clearguard does not fit perfectly on the MacBook Pro. The top edge, or skirt, of the guard is not heavy enough (or malleable enough) to sink down to the top edge of the function keys. The result is that instead of following the contour of the keyboard recession, the skirt sits diagonally along the top like a spoon in a cereal bowl. This gives the appearance that the function key covers are too large for the function keys.

The Clearguard fits perfectly on the Apple Wireless keyboard keys but its outer flaps will hang over the side of the Wireless keyboard.

Feel:
There will be increased typing effort needed to get the keys down specifically if you have a tendency to hit certain keys on the edge. This will cause a few typos for about an hour or two depending on how hard you type but you will quickly grow accustomed to the new feel of the keyboard. The keys will have about 85% of their original feel but that isn't necessarily a bad thing because the silicone gives you a higher grip on the keys.

Looks:
The cover will cast a slight gray color to your MacBook Pro keyboard. Illumination is hardly affected. Other than the top skirt of the Clearguard protruding slightly over the keyboard recession and making the function keys look small; the cover is very nice and will protect your keyboard from getting shiny. I believe, after a day or two, you won't even notice that it's there.

I REALLY want to try this, but I'm just worried it will change the feeling of the keys to much, and more importantly, increase the heat of the unit covering all the keys which could be used as air intake.

I'll probably give in and buy this next week...

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I was testing the fans on my laptop using the "yes > /dev/null" command to strain the processors with the lid open and once the temperature stabilized there was no difference in CPU core temperature or fan speed according to iStat with the Clearguard on for over 30 minutes and with it off.

I was testing the fans on my laptop using the "yes > /dev/null" command to strain the processors with the lid open and once the temperature stabilized there was no difference in CPU core temperature or fan speed according to iStat with the Clearguard on for over 30 minutes and with it off.

Here's a question... Is this something that can be trimmed with an X-acto blade and a ruler or something to trim down the part that lays over the edge?

I'd love to see a photo of this if you can post one for us.

I'm SO close to ordering this.

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That crossed my mind as well but decided against it because: after a day you'll forget that it's barely hanging over, it actually helps you remove the skin by giving you an edge to pick up, and trimming it perfectly might be difficult.

If you want a keyboard protector for whatever reason this is the best one out on the market right now because of it's thinness and transparency.

Your review has definitely sold me to get one, I just want to see that part sticking out... it doesnt seem that bad based on what you said. Do you think they may have done it on purpose so we can pull it off? Can't wait for the pics.. thanks again for all ur help. I wouldn't have even known what this is if you hadnt reviewed it!

By the way, do you think I need to buy more than 1 .. or will 1 be okay? I ask because does this clearguard scratch, blemish, get shiny, or smudge easily from the oily fingers we would have used on the keyboard itself? I know you can clean it but do you think it would have any permanent damage like the black mbp keys?

That crossed my mind as well but decided against it because: after a day you'll forget that it's barely hanging over, it actually helps you remove the skin by giving you an edge to pick up, and trimming it perfectly might be difficult.

If you want a keyboard protector for whatever reason this is the best one out on the market right now because of it's thinness and transparency.

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